COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Stephen Federico lost his daughter, Logan, in a home invasion and shooting that he believes never should have happened.

In the early morning of May 3, the Columbia Police Department said 22-year-old Logan Federico was in a home in the Old Shandon neighborhood. Her father says she was in town from North Carolina, visiting friends.

At the same time, investigators say 30-year-old Alexander Dickey was on a crime spree. They say he started his night by stealing a car and then went into a home on Cypress Street where he stole car keys, a wallet and a gun.

Then, police said he entered the unlocked home next door, where Federico was. He then shot and killed her before running off, investigators said.

“It should have never happened,” her father said.

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